NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice 1

As the Sprint Cup Series get a week off to prepare for Indianapolis, the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway.  43 teams completed the first practice session on Saturday.

Kyle Busch, driving for his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM), was the fastest with a speed of 171.450 MPH.  Busch, the only Sprint Cup Series regular looked very worn out when climbing out of the car due to hot conditions.

Elliott Sadler was also battling sickness during this session. Sadler, who told ESPN reporters that he would rest for 20 hours and get a IV.  Sadler ran 20 laps during the session with the 5th lap being the fastest.

Danica Patrick was 13th quick and ran a total of 35 laps.

Cole Whitt went out for 41 laps.

Travis Pastrana was helped by Matt Crafton, who practiced the car and then went up and spotted for him. They ran 41 laps combined.

Kenny Wallace was the fastest go or go homer as he drove the No.09 for RAB racing. This is the first time for RAB racing that they are entering two cars. Kenny ran 27 laps and was 9th fastest.  Wallace posted on twitter that the car is handling really good and can not wait for the race tomorrow.

The margin between first and 42 cars, that ran practice, was 3.533 seconds.

Jeff Green was the only car that did not run in the first practice.

Practice Results
STP 300, Chicagoland Speedway
July 22, 2012 | Race 18 of 33 | Practice 1